Breakfast.  As they say, it is the most important meal of the day.  As much as I would love to serve up a hot meal at the crack of dawn each morning, I don’t exactly foresee that happening.  (Mom, I have no earthly clue how you were able to accomplish such a feat!) 

“Big Breakfast Day” is a delicacy reserved for Saturday mornings… a special treat to celebrate the end to our week.

I am always on the lookout for new ideas to simplify our morning routine and get a quick, healthy breakfast in all those growling tummies!

One of my favorite staples are these healthy breakfast bars, a simple granola-type bar that takes about 5 minutes to mix together and a little longer to wrap up.  They are super portable and perfect for grabbing on-the-go!  I always stuff a couple in my handbag when heading out, because no matter where we are, or how recently they have eaten, one of my sweet little girls will… be… hungry. 

The bars are rich in protein and just sweet enough that you will forget they are good for you!  My kids gobble them up like crazy.  (I form them in a round patty shape so my little ones call them “cookies!”)  I have been making the bars for several years now and I could never go back to eating a store-bought granola bar.  They don’t even come close!

I always double or triple this recipe and keep our freezer stocked with these treats! 

Note:  I prefer using the chocolate chips over the cocoa powder, simply due to the fact that I have small children.  The dark cocoa powder can be a brown gooey mess in those little hands!  Preserving my own sanity…

Note, Part Deux:  To quickly (and cleanly!) form the patties, place a big heaping tablespoon of mixture on plastic wrap.  Double wrap over the top of the mixture and mash down with the heel of your hand.  Finish wrapping tightly.

For a downloadable/printable copy of this recipe and many more, visit my Recipes page.

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